Spoiler warning: This chapter can spoil some of future Honkai plot that hasn't appeared in Global and SEA version of the game. This is the first time I try to write a story of this type so I hope you guys to be constructive to me.


So...I died.

I had expected it for 2 years, from the moment the doctor gave me the result of my blood test. Who ever thought the cells had mission to protect me decided to fuck up and tried to kill me ?

That's right, I had leukemia. It was such a miracle that I was able to survive this long considering the doctor told my parents I only had 6 months left to live when my disease was first discovered. Prolonged the suffering from 6 months to 2 years was quite an achievement for me.

So my life would be ended just in 20 years ? How annoying. I was still so young fuck dammit. I WAS STILL A VIRGIN.

I was an agnostic but I couldn't help but curse at God, Goddess, Fate or any higher beings were in charge of my luck. There must be something or someone are on higher realms, right ? Rich and happy family might be too much but couldn't you at least grant me a decent body ? How petty were you, God ?

At least before went on my eternal sleep, my family was by my side.

I felt my body was left behind and I saw my family were crying over my corpse. I didn't know what to do or what could I do to them. My journey had ended. It might be short, but ended.

My parents didn't deserve this. No parents should bury their own son. But fate was cruel after all.

If fate was real, I hoped I could be your son and your brother again.

See you in the next world...

Damm, what a cheesy thought ! It was the title of a soundtrack originated from a famous gacha game called Guns Girl Z and later Honkai Impact 3 adopted it. I always loved that music piece. Speaking of Guns Girl Z, that game was a hidden gem. Too bad Mihoyo had closed the Global version. But luckily I was quite fluent in Japanese and Chinese so I could still enjoy the game till my death.

All the characters in Mihoyo games were so spectacular and relatable. Otto is one of the best villain I have ever seen. Kiana transforms from White Comet to Herrscher of Flamescion was so damm beautiful. Mei from a sweet girl had gone through edgy and desperated phase then growing up into a beautiful mature woman was so great too. Elysia was such a divine woman.

And Mihoyo definitely knew how to compose soundtracks. Were any violins broken when they recorded Fantasy Note aka Fallen Rosemary OST ?

I couldn't understand how so many gacha games had such banger soundtracks. Punishing Gray Raven, Fate/Grand Order and Arknights were prime examples, not to mention various other games.

It seemed great games must have great music.

With the last line of thoughts, my consciousness was finally faded, leaving my family heartbroken which I couldn't do anything about it.

Oh my, I didn't know how the storyline of both Gun Girls Z, Honkai Impact 3 and Genshin Impact would end. That was so depressing to know my life would end first.

I wondered what would happen to me after my death. Would my consciouness fade away or just another life, another journey ? What would happen to my soul ? Would my consciousness dissolve into nothingness or would it be reborn in another body without previous lives' memories ? Or would I reborn with my memories intact like in some transmigration and isekai fictions ?

So many questions but I had no idea.

"Come here, boy.", a familiar voice called out and I saw my grandmother and grandmother were extending their arms to welcome me into their embraces. Both of them were passed away when I was just 7 years old.

So the myth about your loved ones would welcome you and guide you after death was true after all.

But suddenly, the visages of my grandparents were blew away by a strong wind. I finally lost my consciouness.

...

"You are such an interesting human"

A voice echoed inside my head, or my consciousness considering I had left my body behind.

The voice was feminine and silky. Did my mind try to trick me and calm me down because that was the Japanese voice and tone of a certain Miss Pink Elf ? Being fluent in both Japanese and Chinese had its perks.

What about my grandparents ? Didn't they prepare to welcome me to death ?

About me, interesting ? Hah, is this a joke ?

No doubt some higher beings tried to communicate with me with Elysia's voice because who would able to do that when I was dead as hell like this ?

2 days prior to my death, somehow I was able to pull Herrscher of Human:Ego just from a single pull. From that moment, I knew my time was near because my gacha luck was also extremly shit like my health.

I didn't have Imagine Breaker and was still unbelivable unlucky. How unfair is that !

Hey Goddess, if you found me interesting, at least let me live a decent life first.

And where were my grandparents ?

"Not many people can be that calm and acceptable toward their deaths at your age. You don't seem considering death is the end.", the voice continued to whisper to me with that sweet and angelic voice.

All things end, Dante, even us, quoted from a very motivated man. Also I was not that acceptable toward my death. There were so many things left unfinished for me.

Diagonised with final stage of leukemia when I just had graduated high school even though I had a healthy lifestyle was so unfair to me. Why did God or Fate even bother grant me a life in the first place just to rob it away like this ?

What a fucking joke ! Also could you stop using that voice ? It made me uncomfortable. You could change voice, right ? And where were my grandparents ?

"I thought you would love to hear your 'waifu' voice ? Beside, your final moment with your grandparents was just illusions to calm you after dying. ", answered the voice with some teases in it. Her tone wasn't the flirtatious tone of Elysia anymore, it had changed into a deeper tone similar to a sadistic redhead healer from Punishing Gray Raven.

Damm, so my grandparents were just illusions.

I didn't know I was still able to cringe considering I didn't have a body anymore.

As much as I loved Marina Inoue's voice like many other talent voice artists, please let me pass on. Beside, I was very aware that Elysia or Vera were just designed by game developers to suck dry the wallets of addicted gacha gamers.

Unfortunately I was also one of those.

"Don't you wish for anything ? Like having overpowered power then making harem for example. Not everyday you can talk with me you know.", the voice had changed to another language, precisely Chinese. Damm, I was also very fond of Elysia's Chinese dub. Yan Ning nailed the role perfectly.

Mihoyo really nailed it in picking voice actors. Beside, why did this Goddess always talk to me with Elysia's voice ?

And were you fucking serious, Goddess? Those things sounded nice but that's crazy extravagant for me. I had learned in a hard way that nothing is free. Anything could be obtained easily also could be taken away easily.

I just wanted to move on, please.

"Strange, you are not as greedy as I expect. You are quite acceptable toward your death and yearning for a normal boring life. Humans tend to be a greedy and selfish species but you are very mellow."

No Goddess, I was a greedy and selfish person but I knew very well my limit.

"You know what ? Greed and selfishness may be ugly traits of humanity but a healthy dose of those are also factors to push humanity toward the evolution."

The key factor here, 'a healthy dose'. Excess of anything is bad. And I doubted humanity could manage that 'healthy dose'.

And why did I chat with you about humanity and philosophy, Goddess ? I wasn't even a philosopher.

Let's get this over with. Please, I wanted to move on.

"Aww, don't you think we have a nice conservation ?"

No, I didn't enjoy it as much as passing on considering I was floating in this endless void. And why your voice wasn't changed at all ? Weren't you the mighty Goddess ?

"That can't be help, then. I think I will put you in your favourite game. Welcome to Honkai Impact 3."

WHAT ? NO. What was that smug voice ? I didn't want to go into that wretched world. Just a world like my previous life was more than enough.

"Isn't it your favourite game ? Why do you reject this offer ?", asked the Goddess curiously

I didn't want constantly trying to survive. Herrscher, Honkai Eruption, Honkai Beast, Project Stigmata, almost anything could wipe me instantly in that world.

"I won't let you die early, boy. You can thank me later."

A blinding light suddenly invaded my consciousness.

NO, I BEG YOU GODDESS. Isekai sounded nice but that world was one of the worst choices to isekai.

"I am very eager to see what would you do. Not many people have their chances to be reborn in their favourite fantasy worlds"

YOU WRETCHED GODDESS. I WASN'T YOUR TOY. I WOULD DIE EVEN FASTER THAN MY PREVIOUS LIFE IF YOU PUT ME THERE.

"I told you, I won't let you die that easily. Now please embrace your new journey."

"And thank you for witnessing and loving our last cries."

With those final words from that wretched Goddess, my consciousness was faded...again.

...

"Say...my name. When the tree susurrates...",

Wait, this lyric was... This was the song TruE a.k.a Elysia's theme song.

"Once and again, telling a story lost in time...

The way it starts and the way it ends."

Who was singing ? Why this voice was so...so damm beautiful ?

I just only let myself flow into the melody of the song. This was definitely heaven. Only heaven could produce a performance of this quality.

"...Petals linger about...awaiting for a last dance.

Shaking off all dusts...from the past."

"New stories have...yet to start.", a new voice finished the song.

My visions were clear again and I found myself stood on a wasteland.

"No wonder Elysia cared about you the most, Eden.", a chilling voice said from behind me made me abruptly turned back.

My eyes were widen in shock as I saw two women were also with me in this place

One woman wore night brown dress was kneeling, her golden eyes were completely empty with her red hair had lost its vibrant color. She looked like a person who had lost everything.

That was Eden, the greatest singer of Previous Era and one of thirteen Flamechasers.

Stood right before Eden was a woman I never dreamed I would meet.

She was a beautiful white haired woman in white and purple dress with purple cape behind. Two energy wings were flung on her back accompanied with a bright halo on the top of the head. She was an ultimate being in Honkai world known as Herrscher of the End.

"I guess that is the song for Elysia.", said the Herrscher of the End indifferently.

"End my life now with everything I hold dear...Herrscher", Eden gritted her teeth and spatted at the Herrscher whom had ended an uncountable amount of civilizations. Most importantly, she had killed directly and indirectly most of Eden's comrades.

Eden never forgot the empty and horror eyes of Pardofelis when the Herrscher of the End stabbed her on the moon with her polearm and threw her away like a ragdoll.

I never thought a gaze could kill someboby until I witnessed Eden's gaze gave to the Herrscher of the End.

But the Herrscher didn't seem to be intimidated even a bit.

To my surprise, she extended her hand and touched Eden's cheek gracefully to caress it.

"Such a beautiful and strong-willed woman! Elysia will be very proud of you.", Herrscher of the End praised sincerely made both me and Eden blinked in surprise.

At that moment, I felt something had been snapped.

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY HER NAME AGAIN.", Eden shouted in anger as she dismissed away the Herrscher's hand then her signature dual flintlocks were manifested. She aimed her pair of flintlocks Echo of Paradise at the white-haired Herrscher then fired.

After various gunshots, Herrscher of the End was still completely unharmed while the bullets were being frozen mid-air.

The bullets fell off like the leaves fell from the tree before the Herrscher disarmed the weapons in Eden's hands. Dual flintlocks were taken away and flew straight to the white-haired Herrscher's hands.

"If I kill you myself, Elysia won't be happy.", Herrscher of the End explained monotonously.

"What's the difference anyway ? Do you know how much she loves this world ? She was forced to sacrifice herself BECAUSE OF YOU.", Eden shouted painfully at the the last part.

"Fate is a fickle mistress.", the Herrscher chuckled then with a wave of her hand, Eden immidiately turned limp as her eyes were closed.

She lost her balance but the Herrscher caught her in her arms before the singer fell to the ground.

"And I literally mean it.", the Herrscher continued to answer as she averted her gaze to another direction made me frozen on the spot.

The Herrscher of the End was staring directly at me.

Both of us exchanged silence for a long time before I opened my mouth first.

"Are you Kiana ?", I questioned.

Wait, why did I ask her that ? Herrscher of the End and Kiana were different.

"I used to be.", she replied curtly.

What did that mean ?

"Elysia said I could be free from my curse.", she said to me and gently put Eden lying on the ground.

"I don't understand a single thing.", I deadpanned, "Can you explain to me more ?"

"I am not allowed to manifest and appear into the world except from Judgement Day.", she explained.

So Herrscher of the End could only appear during the apocalypse.

"Then why am I here ?", I asked in confusion. This was not what I thought after dying.

"She said she would bring me a person could break my curse and help me roam freely."

"I still don't understand a single thing.", I muttered.

"You don't need to for now. Let's see what Elysia saw in you.", Herrscher of the End snapped her finger then my view turned black.


"For a happy ending you desire, a Captain of Hyperion is a must.", a woman sat elegantly on the chair and played with a pink crystal in her hand.

She then turned her head to a blonde haired man whom was also in the same room as her. The man slowly nodded his head in understanding.

"There is no one in history has a second chance like this. I hope you won't throw it away."

"I won't.", the man answered immidiately, "I am the Great Inventor after all.", he added with a confident smirk then opened the door.

Before closing the door, he paused for a while.

"Any problems ?", the woman questioned curiously.

"Thanks for giving me this chance even though I didn't deserve it, Elysia.", the man said sincerely.

"Then seize your chance and write a happy ending story of your own, Otto Apocalypse.", the pink haired woman smiled warmly before the blonde haired man closing the door.

"You are more special than you ever realize, boy.", Elysia smiled fondly as the visage of a black-haired boy in hospital gown appeared on the crystal.

"I still want to roam the world freely once more. And you have been down very bad, KeBin.", Elysia sighed while the visages on the crystal were changing. The new scenery she witnessed was her old friend in ICHOR form fighting his other self and trying his best to kill one of his descedants.


Author's Note: Elysia used to be a Goddess before she descended into the world as a human so I will use that route to start my story. Because she is a Goddess now so she cannot interfere directly into mortal's affair anymore beside giving not one but two second chances. She has done the best she could do.

Spoiler about some of 6.0 storyline below:

The final scene Elysia witnessed was in Chapter 31-EX ( story in version 6.0 ) where KeBin took a portion of HotE's power thanks to Prometheus ( she is PE AI made from PE Core of Reasons with Bronya's appearance. Also Prometheus is becoming what we called Will of Honkai now thanks to a crazy snake scientist named Mobius ). KeBin used his ICHOR form a.k.a Devil Trigger with his new HotE power to beat up brutally Will of Stigmata KeBin and Teri Teri.

I haven't had much experience in writing English fanfic because it isn't my native language. I am very appreciated if someone can be editor and beta reader for me.